Shop Talk -- Local Meetings in Your Area
You are not alone!
While writing and illustrating for children's books is often a solitary art, many SCBWI members enjoy getting together with like-minded individuals. Shop Talk is where such meetings begin.
Whether you want to hear the latest "inside scoop" on editors or you just want talk to others who understand what you're going through, attend a "Shop Talk" session near you. Members and non-members alike are welcome (unless otherwise noted below) and attendence is always free.
Meeting Locations
Listed below are "Shop Talk" sessions that we are aware of, including contact information for group leader(s). If you head a "Shop Talk" session (or would like to), please send me e-mail such that I can update this Web page. Thank you.
NORTH COUNTRY: Meet at Koffee Kat in Plattsburgh at 6:30pm on the first Wednesday of every month. Click here to e-mail Nancy Castaldo for more information.
CAPITAL DISTRICT: Meet at the Guilderland Public Library, 6:30-8:45pm, on the last Monday of each month, September through May. Meetings are held at the Guilderland Public Library (2228 Western Avenue, Guilderland, New York).
MEETING MONDAY 3/29:
Catch up with each other's writing activities and talk about current trends in the publishing world.
Program: Chiropractor and Author Eric Luper will present Ergonomics of Writing/Illustrating.
We will also read and discuss mystery books by David Adler.
Mysteries are always popular with kids and editors; we'll look at how you write mysteries for younger kids.
Click here to e-mail David Goldschmidt for more information.
MID-HUDSON: Meet at the Barnes & Noble on Route 9 in Poughkeepsie, 10:00am-12:00pm, on the last Saturday of every month. Click here to e-mail Val Marchini for more information.